Cuyahoga County, OH has a population of 1.25M people with a median age of 40.2 and a median household income of $46,601. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Cuyahoga County, OH declined from 1.26M to 1.25M, a 0.52% decrease and its median household income grew from $45,297 to $46,601, a 2.88% increase.

The population of Cuyahoga County, OH is 59.2%White, 29.1%Black, and 5.72%Hispanic. 11.9% of the people in Cuyahoga County, OH speak a non-English language, and 97.2% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Cuyahoga County, OH is $126,700, and the homeownership rate is 57.6%. Most people in Cuyahoga County, OH commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 23.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Cuyahoga County, OH is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Cuyahoga County, OH is $46,601. Males in Cuyahoga County, OH have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $45,287. The income inequality of Cuyahoga County, OH (measured using the Gini index) is 0.466 which is lower than the national average.

Households in Cuyahoga County, OH have a median annual income of $46,601, which is less than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Cuyahoga County, OH compares to that in it's parent locations.

In 2016, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.12% decline from 2015 to 2016, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even.

The 2016GINI for Ohio is lower than the national average of 0.485. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comaprison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2016, the census tract with the highest Median Household Income in Cuyahoga County, OH was Census Tract 832 with a value of $218,000, followed by Census Tract 791.02 and Census Tract 963, with respective values of $213,462 and $158,607.

The following map shows all of the census tracts in Cuyahoga County, OH colored by their Median Household Income.

18.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cuyahoga County, OH (221,528 out of 1.22M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 14%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 25-34, followed by Female 35-44 and then Female 55-64.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cuyahoga County, OH is Black or African American, followed by White and Hispanic or Latino.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2015 to 2016, employment in Cuyahoga County, OH grew at a rate of 2.16%, from 579,887 employees to 592,427 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cuyahoga County, OH, are Healthcare & Social Assistance, Manufacturing, and Retail trade. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cuyahoga County, OH, though some of these residents may live in Cuyahoga County, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Cuyahoga County, OH. In Cuyahoga County, OH the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 55-64, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 113 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $10,023. Mahoning County, OH has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Ohio.

Cuyahoga County, OH residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in Ohio. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 55-64, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Cuyahoga County, OH were $10,023 in 2014, but $10,264 in 2013. These numbers represent a 2.35% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Cuyahoga County, OH are $$435 more than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Cuyahoga County, OH compared to national reimburesments.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Cuyahoga County, OH between the ages of 65 and 75 had 7,798 eye exams, 9,697 hemoglobin tests, and 8,706 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

In 2014, out of the 8,015 women in Cuyahoga County, OH between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 5,183 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Vinton County, OH has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 17%, the highest value of any county in Ohio. This represents a 32.8% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 12.8%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Ohio colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Scioto County, OH has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 24.5%, the highest value of any county in Ohio. This represents a 2% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 25%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Ohio colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Mahoning County, OH has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 9.8, the highest rate of any county in Ohio. This represents a 22.2% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 12.6.

The following map shows all of the counties in Ohio colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Cuyahoga County, OH is home to a population of 1.25M people, from which 97.2% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Cuyahoga County, OH is composed of 740,000White residents (59.2%), 364,060Black residents (29.1%), 71,460Hispanic residents (5.72%), 35,156Asian residents (2.81%), and 33,213Two+ residents (2.66%). The most common foreign languages in Cuyahoga County, OH are Spanish (44,064 speakers), Arabic (12,138 speakers), and Chinese (9,347 speakers), but compared to other places, Cuyahoga County, OH has a relative high number of Hungarian (2,656 speakers), Other Slavic (6,188 speakers), and Serbo-Croatian (4,698 speakers).

In 2016, the median age of all people in Cuyahoga County, OH was 40.2. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 39.2, were generally younger than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 48.8. But people in Cuyahoga County, OH are getting getting younger. In 2015, the average age of all Cuyahoga County, OH residents was 40.3.

In 2016, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 53,168Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 44,392 and China with 32,588.

When compared to other states, Ohio has a relatively high number of residents that were born in Bhutan. In 2016, there were 6,768 people from Bhutan living in Ohio, approximately 3.82 times more than would be expected based on national averages.

As of 2016, 97.2% of Cuyahoga County, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2015, the percentage of US citizens in Cuyahoga County, OH was 97%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been growing in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cuyahoga County, OH compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2016, there were 2.03 times more White residents (740,000 people) in Cuyahoga County, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 364,060Black and 71,460Hispanic residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Cuyahoga County, OH as a share of the total population.

135,084 of Cuyahoga County, OH citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21.6%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Cuyahoga County, OH was Spanish. 3.53% of the overall population of Cuyahoga County, OH are native Spanish speakers. 0.97% speak Arabic and 0.75% speak Chinese, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other counties, Cuyahoga County, OH has a relatively high number of residents that are native Hungarian speakers. In 2015, there were 2,656 native Hungarian speakers living in Cuyahoga County, OH, approximately 8.08 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

In 2015 universities in Cuyahoga County, OH awarded 17,550 degrees. The student population of Cuyahoga County, OH is skewed towards females, with 7,381 male students and 10,169 female students. Most students in Cuyahoga County, OH are White (10,700 and 61%), followed by Black or African American (3,189 and 18.2%), Unknown (740 and 4.22%), and Asian (686 and 3.91%). The largest universities in Cuyahoga County, OH by number of graduates are Cuyahoga Community College District (4,314 and 24.6%), Cleveland State University (4,107 and 23.4%), and Case Western Reserve University (2,941 and 16.8%). The most popular majors in Cuyahoga County, OH are General Psychology (470 and 2.68%), Registered Nursing (368 and 2.1%), and General Business Administration & Management (353 and 2.01%). The median tuition costs in Cuyahoga County, OH are $37,190 for private four year colleges, and $9,636 and $13,687 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

In 2015, the most common concentation for Bachelor's Degree recipients in Cuyahoga County, OH was General Psychology with 470 graduates.

When compared to other counties, Cuyahoga County, OH has a relatively high number of students obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science. In 2015, there were 28 graduates, which is approximately 2.51 times more than would be expected based on the national percentage of students who graduate with a Environmental Science degree.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelor's Degree from schools in Cuyahoga County, OH according to their major.

Most students in Cuyahoga County, OH are graduating from Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions. Here is the breakdown of tuitition costs by sector for both in-state and out-of-state tuition:

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Cuyahoga County, OH were White. These 10,700 graduates mean that there were 3.36 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 3,189 graduates.

The median property value in Cuyahoga County, OH is $126,700, which is 0.62 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $124,400 to $126,700, a 1.85% increase. The homeownership rate of Cuyahoga County, OH is 57.6%, which is lower than the national average of 63.1%. People in Cuyahoga County, OH have an average commute time of 23.1 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Cuyahoga County, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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Number of Households

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In 2016, the median household income of the 534,355 households in Cuyahoga County, OH grew to $46,601 from the previous year's value of $45,297.

The following chart displays the households in Cuyahoga County, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75-$100k range.

In 2016, the median property value in Cuyahoga County, OH grew to $126,700 from the previous year's value of $124,400.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Cuyahoga County, OH compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cuyahoga County, OH the largest share of households have a property value in the $100k-$125k range.

This chart shows the households in Cuyahoga County, OH distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cuyahoga County, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The following chart displays the households in Cuyahoga County, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cuyahoga County, OH have 2 cars, followed by 1 car.

Using averages, employees in Cuyahoga County, OH have a shorter commute time (23.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.3 minutes). Additionally, 1.29% of the workforce in Cuyahoga County, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Cuyahoga County, OH compared to its parent geographies.